Type 80

Main battle tank

The Type 80
main battle tank is a radically improved version of the Type 69 MBT

Entered service

?

Crew

4 men

Dimensions and weight

Weight

38 t

Length (gun forward)

9.33 m

Hull length

6.33 m

Width

3.35 m

Height

2.29 m

Armament

Main gun

105-mm rifled

Machine guns

1 x 7.62-mm, 1 x 12.7-mm

Elevation range

- 4 to + 18 degrees

Traverse range

360 degrees

Ammunition load

Main gun

44 rounds

Machine guns

2 250 x 7.62, 500 x 12.7

Mobility

Engine

12150L-7BW diesel

Engine power

730 hp

Maximum road speed

60 km/h

Range

430 km

Maneuverability

Gradient

60%

Side slope

40%

Vertical step

0.8 m

Trench

2.7 m

Fording

1.4 m

Fording (with preparation)

?

The Type 80
main battle tank was developed by NORINCO in the early 1980s. It is
a radically improved version of the Type 69 MBT.

Vehicle has
a redesigned hull, which is longer comparing with the Type 69. Front
of the hull and turret can be fitted with composite armor. The Type
80 features steel side skirts, common to all Chinese main battle
tanks. Turret of the Type 80 is similar to that on the Type 79 MBT
(export version of the Type 69).

The Type 80
is armed with the L7/M68 105-mm rifled gun. It fires all standard
NATO 105-mm ammunition, which is also manufactured in China under
license. This gun is loaded manually. Fire control system of the
Type 80 is similar to that of the Type 69-II MBT.